Russia - threadbanned users in OP

Modern Russian jet's radar and AA missiles out range Ukraine's. When Ukraine get F16's, Russian jet's and radar will still out range old F16's. Russia have far too many AA systems inside Ukraine and on the Russian borders, so there's zero chance of Ukraine achieving air superiority.

I'd suspect they would use them for close air support using JDAM-S. Nothing stopping them using HIMARS for that either. I don't think they will be game changers, but another tool for Ukraine to use.

They can also help defend against mass missile/drone attacks by filling in gaps in Ukraine's air defense.

Oryx only report visually confirmed losses. The real figure is much higher.

Russia is losing about 20 pieces of artillery every day according to UA reports.

Should we be surprised Russia is throwing it's reserves at Ukraine outside of their defensive lines. This is the same army that sent around 70k soldier's to die charging at Bakhmut.

Russia losing artillery, I just hope the losses claimed by Ukraine are accurate. If they're anywhere close it's going to be a long summer for Russia. They'll have to pull artillery from elsewhere to cover the losses which may open up an opportunity to strike elsewhere.

True, there are many factors at play that will feed into decisions. Still, a lot of bridges have been burnt and there appears to be solid agreement that Russia needs to be defeated as far as this invasion goes. That a line was crossed and no going back.

Not really no ,

The majority of aid has come from older Stocks of equipment, very few jobs were created that already didn't exist

I know this full scale war has been going on for well over a year now but every so often I am simply amazed by some of the front-line footage that we are seeing. In past conflicts, video of artillery, mortars or rockets being fired off was a mainstay of war footage. Now though we are frequently seeing the pointy ends of things

• Drone footage showing artillery destroying targets in the field
• The video from kamikaze-style drones showing them ever so rapidly zeroing in on their targets until their mutual destruction is indicated by a cut feed
• Footage from drones as they drop grenades into tanks & trenches or just observe movements below
• Heads Up display footage of ATGMs being aimed and fired at targets
• GoPro footage from infantry men as they go about clearing trenches or fighting in ruined towns
• Mobile phone footage from civilians as cruise missiles arc through the skies overhead or far away explosions rattle their windows

I think there is a danger that, for the passive observer, it makes it all feel like a computer game. I find myself having to remind myself at times that this is very much real. These are real lives being extingushed out there. Those guys don't get to respawn and go again.

Well it can hardly effect the cost of living crisis much then. No harm to Bob from down the road if his country has or doesn't have an older tank lying around.

Honestly I think Poland/ Baltic escalation scenario is nearly as abhorrent and disastrous as a Russian nuclear escalation.

Now but the cost of the war and keeping ukraine supplied with ammunition very much expensive, look at the situation here 85,000 + 30,000 Ukrainians/others living in hotels and other accomodations across the country,that could have a knock on effect for our tourism which will effect bob down the road if his family rely on incomes from the tourism sector,the same applies to over stretched services already at breaking point,

It does effect others despite us not having tanks or weapons to send

Russia is running out of equipment. Obviously that doesn't literally mean that they will suddenly be "all out of tanks" one day. It means they have to increasingly rely on other equipment (e.g. Iranian drones), older tanks (T62's), foreign supplies (N Korea), out-dated equipment, and so on.

They have their own manufacturing base, so they can e.g. keep manufacturing plenty of artillery shells, but other stuff can be more tricky, especially the more complex equipment and munitions that are difficult to manufacture and replace.

I think this is more likely to end the war than any weapons sent

If theres one thing rich people can't stand, its being taxed and they'll do everything in their power to avoid it. Putin will back himself into a corner worse than the one from his famous rat analogy.

I have full sympathy with Poland and the Baltic countries and I always use their example in arguments with guys who spout pro Russian rubbish. They know what Russia is like. They know full well the true nature of Russia as do Finland et al . They have felt the full brutal weight of Russian imperialism. Their struggle makes our own struggles against imperialism in Ireland look like a bun fight.

That would be 85,000 extra consumers, hence a higher economic benefit, plus all the extra Government money pumped into the economy which circulates and creates more tax revenue etc.

Overtime the costs to the west are very low, while the costs to Russia are high, over time the Russian economy which remember is only 4.5 times that of Bangladesh, will get much poorer. Hence Putin's new taxes.

Also the war has shown the need to stop outsourcing manufacturing of key tech, those jobs will come home to the EU and US aka more jobs